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MEET AT |
EVENT |
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Organisation |
May |
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Thurs
1st |
10:30 - 12:30 |
National Trust Shop Ravenscar |
Guided Walk
Ravenscar Alum Quarry and Alum Works. The site of one of Britain’s first Chemical Industries |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Sun
4th |
10.30 - 4.30 |
Horton in Ribblesdale Station (Please use car park in village) |
Guided Walk
The High Limestone Plateau
A strenuous 10.5 mile (17 km) walk |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Settle TIC 01729 825192 |
Sun
4th |
11.00 - 3.00 |
Kettlewell National Park car park |
Guided Walk
Above the Wharfe between Kettlewell and Starbotton
A moderate 5 mile (8 km) walk |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Grassington NPC 01765 751690 |
Sun
4th |
12 - 4 |
Grosmont Railway Station Platform 3 |
Guided Walk
Grosmont Iron Alum Lava Coal we can use it all.Find out the hidden history of Grosmont’s past |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Mon
5th |
2.00 - 4.00 |
Craven Limeworks, Langcliffe near Settle |
Guided Walk
Craven Limeworks
An easy 1 mile (1.6 km) walk exploring this fascinating site including the Hoffman kiln |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Settle TIC 01729 825192 |
Mon
5th |
10 – 4 |
Raincliffe Woods |
Free All Day
Raincliffe Woods, Scarborough. Come and see everything we have at the Secret Woods Event |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Tues
6th |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Cliff top path at Saltwick Bay. |
Fossil Walk
Saltwick Bay A fine selection of Upper Lias Fossils and Dinosaur Footprints |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Wed
7th |
2.00 - 4.00 |
Pateley Bridge Quarry |
Guided walk
around Pateley Bridge Quarry |
Free |
Hanson/North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership |
Thurs
8th |
7 pm |
University of Leeds Theatre No. 9 |
Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre Block Lecture
"Environmental Change in Ancient and Modern Deserts"
by Dr. Nigel P.
Mountney |
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Leeds Geological Society |
Sat
10th |
10.30- 12.30 |
Junction of Quarry Lane and Brincliffe Edge Road
(SK330848) |
Guided Walk
Quarries and cliffs in South-West Sheffield by Peter Kennett: a close look at the Geology and old workings of two former quarries. |
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Friends of the Port Valley
Email:
peter.kennett@tiscali.co.uk
for details |
Sat
10th |
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Outside Hull University at 9:30
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Hayburn Wyke Hotel car park at 11:30 |
Field Excursion
to the Middle Jurassic of Hayburn Wyke. |
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Hull Geological Society
David Hill |
Sun
11th |
12 - 4 |
Roadway adjacent to Westerdale Church |
Guided Walk
Westerdale. A lengthy but invigorating walk across open moorland to the source of the River Esk |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Wed
14th |
2.00 - 4.00 |
Ingleton Quarry |
Guided walk
around Ingleton Quarry |
Free |
Hanson/North Yorkshire Geodiversity Partnership |
Thurs
15th |
10:30 - 12:30 |
By the Signal Box. Next to the pub |
Guided Walk
Grosmont. Iron, Alum, Lava, Coal we can use it all.Find out the hidden history of Grosmont’s past |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Sun
18th |
11.00 - 4.00 |
Dent village car park |
Guided Walk
Delightful Dentdale
A moderate 8 mile (13 km) walk |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Hawes NPC 01969 666210 |
Sun
18th |
12 - 4 |
Kildale Station |
Guided Walk
Kildale. “We mined it to pieces’. This walk climbs steeply to Captain Cooks Monument through countryside deeply undermined in the search for economic deposits of Ironstone. |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Thurs
22nd |
10:30 - 1 |
Coble Landing Filey |
Guided walk
Filey Brigg Explore the History and the Geology of one of the Yorkshire coasts most famous landmarks. |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Sat
24th |
11 - 4 |
Marsden Railway Station |
Rock around Marsden! Look at sandstones, shales and fossils around Marsden and Pule Hill quarries. |
Free
Walking boots and waterproofs needed. Bring a hand lens, packed lunch and drinks. No toilets available |
West Yorkshire Geology Trust
www.wyorksgeologytrust.org |
Sat
24th |
From 9 |
Cottingham Rd in front of Hull University at 9 am or the car park at Mappleton at 10 am |
Fossil Fossick
Look at the variety of rocks and fossils brought by the Ice Age with Chris Blackhurst and Gordon Binns |
Free
Hard hat - packed lunch and drinks - sensible footware (no trainers) |
East Yorks Riggs Group - Rockwatch
01482 804196 for details |
Sun
25th |
12 - 4 |
Cliff Top above Port Mulgrave Limited parking |
Guided Walk
Port Mulgrave. Fossils Galore? Visit one of the most prolific fossil localities on the coast and trace the exposure of the Middle Lias Ironstone to Staithes |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Mon
26th |
2 - 4 |
Robin Hood's Bay slipway |
Fossil Walk
Robin Hood's Bay
An opportunity to see the fossils of hundreds of Jurassic sea creatures |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Tues
27th |
2 - 4 |
Robin Hood's Bay slipway |
Fossil Walk
Robin Hood's Bay
An opportunity to see the fossils of hundreds of Jurassic sea creatures |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Wed
28th |
11.15 - 3.15 |
Malham National Park Centre |
Guided Walk
Malham Landscape Trail
A moderate 5 mile (8 km) walk |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Malham NPC 01969 652380 |
Wed
28th |
2 - 4 |
Robin Hood's Bay slipway |
Fossil Walk
Robin Hood's Bay
An opportunity to see the fossils of hundreds of Jurassic sea creatures |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Thurs
29th |
10:30 – 12:30 |
Whitby Tourist Information Office |
Guided walk
Ravenscar Alum Quarry and Alum works: The site of one of Britain’s first Chemical Industries |
£2 per person |
NE Yorkshire
Geology Trust |
Sat
31st |
10:30 |
Roseberry Topping car park |
Field Excursion
Geology and Industrial Archaeology of Roseberry Topping.
Packed lunch and suitable outdoor wear. |
Free
There is a charge for parking at Roseberry Topping car park |
Tees Valley RIGS Group
Beth Andrews or
John Waring
01642 482553 |
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Sun
1st |
11.00 - 4.30 |
Farmers Arms, Muker |
Guided Walk
Kisdon Classic Circular
A moderate 6.5 mile (10.4 km) walk passing the ruins of Beldi Lead Smelting Mill at Swinner Gill |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Reeth NPC 01748 884059 |
Sat
7th |
11.00 - 4.00 |
Malham National Park Centre |
Guided Walk
Contrasting Landscapes
A moderate 7 mile (811.3 km) walk around Malhamdale |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Malham NPC 01969 652380
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Sun
15th |
2.00 4.00 |
Longstones Common car park, 2 miles east of Sedbergh on A684 (SD 694913) |
The Sedgwick Geological Trail
A moderate 2 mile (3.2 km) walk along the bank of the River Clough eexamining the classic geological exposures recorded by Adam Sedwick |
Children free,
adults £2 |
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
To book: contact Hawes NPC 01969 666210
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